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ENM: India spot gold rises on bargain-buying
  24 Dec 17:00
 
MUMBAI: India\'s spot gold prices rose on Thursday on some bargain-buying after prices fell nearly three percent in the last two sessions, dealers said...
 
MY: PRECIOUS-Gold rises 1.5 pct as dollar falters
  24 Dec 17:00
 
* Dollar dips, easing from three-month highs

* Bear trend in near term, but spike up possible in thin mkt

(Recasts, updates prices and comments, previous TOKYO)

By Humeyra Pamuk

LONDON, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Gold prices rallied more than 1...
 
AFP: Dollar drops before US data
  24 Dec 16:58
 
LONDON — The dollar lost ground against the euro and yen on Thursday in the wake of recent disappointing US economic data and as traders awaited more key figures from the world\'s biggest economy amid quiet trading...
 
MW: British shares reach 15-month high ahead of holiday
  24 Dec 16:57
 
FTSE 100 index up 0...
 
BLBG: Dollar Falls as Fed Seen Keeping Stimulus in Place for Longer
  24 Dec 16:56
 
By Anchalee Worrachate and Yasuhiko Seki

Dec...
 
BLBG: Copper Rises to 3-Week High as Dollar’s Decline May Spur Demand
  24 Dec 16:55
 
By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen

Dec...
 
RTRS: Oil tops $77 on equity, US inventory draw
  24 Dec 16:54
 
By Ikuko Kurahone

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil rose for a fourth day on Thursday, briefly touching a three-week high, as support came from equity gains and falls in oil inventories in key consumer markets...
 
BLBG: Indian Commodity Futures Turnover Jumps on Farm Goods, Bullion
  24 Dec 16:52
 
By Pratik Parija

Dec...
 
RTRS: India's copper futures up as weak dollar supports
  24 Dec 16:52
 
MUMBAI, Dec 24 (Reuters) - India\'s copper futures traded up on Thursday as a weak dollar along with supply woes supported sentiment, analysts said...
 
LIV: Rupee extends gains on stocks, weak dollar
  24 Dec 16:51
 
At 10:40am the partially convertible rupee was at Rs46...
 
MW: U.S. stock index futures point to Christmas Eve gains
  24 Dec 16:49
 
Traders await durable-goods data, weekly jobless claims
By William L...
 
MW: Asia higher as techs, exporters advance; Nikkei extends rise
  24 Dec 16:45
 
By Chris Oliver & Colin Ng
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets ended mostly higher Thursday, with Japan\'s Nikkei closing at a fresh three-month high, lifted by gains in techs and export-related shares as the yen remained relatively weak against leading currencies...
 
BLBG: Emerging Market, Asian Stocks Advance on Growth; Copper Gains
  24 Dec 16:45
 
By Stuart Wallace

Dec...
 
MW: European shares trade flat-to-higher
  24 Dec 16:44
 
By Sarah Turner
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- French and U...
 
RTTN: Yen Recovers From Near 2-week Low Against Euro
  24 Dec 11:25
 
(RTTNews) - Thursday, the Japanese yen recouped the losses it made in early Asian deals against most major currencies...
 
WSJ: Japan Exporters Push Dollar Down Vs Yen
  24 Dec 11:25
 
By Takashi Nakamichi
OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

TOKYO (Dow Jones)--The dollar fell slightly against the yen in Asia on Thursday due to selling by Japanese exporters in an otherwise lackluster market ahead of the year-end holidays...
 
FX: UPDATE 3-Japan govt to cut policy spending, markets wary
  24 Dec 11:24
 
JAPAN-ECONOMY/BORROWING (UPDATE 3)
* Hatoyama\'s cabinet could approve 2010/11 budget on Friday

* Govt has abandoned some plans due to slumping tax revenue

* Govt to sell more 30-year bonds next fiscal year-sources

* Recession unlikely, but less public works will slow growth (Recasts, adds analyst quote, details on bond issuance)

By Stanley White

TOKYO, Dec 24 (Reuters) - Japan\'s government is likely to cut the spending plans it made during its election campaign earlier this year to help bring its large debt burden under control, but the bond market was wary of plans to boost issuance of long-term debt...
 
BLBG: Dollar Falls as Prospects for Rate View Weakens, Exporters Sell
  24 Dec 11:24
 
By Yasuhiko Seki

Dec...
 
RTRS: India gold futures inch up on global cues
  24 Dec 11:23
 
MUMBAI (Reuters) - India\'s gold futures were slightly higher in early trade on Thursday trade tracking international cues, though a firm rupee limited gains, analysts said...
 
BLBG: India’s December Gold Imports Drop as Record Prices Damp Demand
  24 Dec 11:23
 
By Debarati Roy

Dec...
 
BLBG: Copper in Shanghai Climbs to 15-Month High on Improving Outlook
  24 Dec 11:22
 
By Glenys Sim

Dec...
 
BLBG: Crude Oil Rises for Third Day After Decline in U.S. Stockpiles
  24 Dec 11:22
 
By James Paton and Ann Koh

Dec...
 
COM: Gold inches towards $1100 as dollar dips
  24 Dec 11:21
 
SINGAPORE (Commodity Online) : Gold prices extended gains in Asian trade Thursday as the dollar further weakened against major currencies...
 
MW: Hong Kong gains in short session, resources rising
  24 Dec 11:20
 
By Michael Kitchen
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks moved higher as the holiday-shortened trading session kicked off Thursday, with resource shares among the leading advancers, helped by strength in the commodity markets...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Little Changed as $118 Billion in Note Sales Loom
  24 Dec 11:20
 
By Theresa Barraclough

Dec...
 
MW: little improvement seen in job market
  24 Dec 11:19
 
U...
 
DY: Gold, copper rise nearly 1%
  24 Dec 10:24
 
LONDON: Gold rose nearly one percent on Wednesday, bouncing off from a seven-week low struck in the previous session as the dollar lost ground and physical demand offered some support to prices...
 
SM: Dollar's decline a boon for U.S. manufacturers
  24 Dec 10:24
 
WASHINGTON — The weak dollar has made it easier for U...
 
BLBG: Japan Stocks Poised to Rebound After Trailing Developed Markets
  24 Dec 10:24
 
By Satoshi Kawano

Dec...
 
BZ: Platinum Energy opposes takeover bid
  24 Dec 10:23
 
Exploration and production company Platinum Energy Resources Inc...
 
MW: Australian shares gain, led by gold miners
  24 Dec 10:23
 
By Michael Kitchen
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Australian stocks headed into the holiday on the upswing Thursday, with gold miners leading the advance, tracking gold futures higher...
 
MW: Bank of Japan saw deflation easing at Nov. meeting
  24 Dec 10:23
 
By Michael Kitchen
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Minutes from the Bank of Japan\'s Nov...
 
MW: Canadian stocks get lift from oil and metals
  24 Dec 10:22
 
Canadian dollar climbs to three-week high as oil jumps 3%

By Nick Godt, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Canadian stocks rose on Wednesday, receiving a lift after the government said the economy grew for second month in a row in October, helping lift stocks in the energy and mining sectors...
 
TH: Gold gains at US dollar weakens
  24 Dec 10:22
 
A WEAKER US dollar pushed gold to a higher settlement in New York today as investors found the metal\'s recent pullback to be a buying opportunity...
 
WSJ: Japan Leads Asian Rise
  24 Dec 10:21
 
By COLIN NG

Singapore -- Asian stock markets were mostly higher in thin pre-holiday trade Thursday, with the Japanese market outperforming the region, led by exporters and oil-related companies...
 
MW: Hong Kong gains in short session, resources rising
  24 Dec 10:21
 
By Michael Kitchen
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- Hong Kong stocks moved higher as the holiday-shortened trading session kicked off Thursday, with resource shares among the leading advancers, helped by strength in the commodity markets...
 
BLBG: Asian Stocks Climb on Rallies in Oil, Metals and Semiconductors
  24 Dec 10:21
 
By Patrick Chu and Shani Raja

Dec...
 
MW: Gold bugs flee and a buy-and-holder hangs tough
  24 Dec 10:17
 
Investment Newsletter Insights
By MarketWatch
Gold bugs are finally throwing in the towel, says Mark Hulbert...
 
BS: Asian Stocks Climb on Rallies in Oil, Metals and Semiconductors
  24 Dec 10:17
 
By Patrick Chu and Shani Raja
Dec...
 
MW: Japanese stocks likely to improve in the new year
  24 Dec 10:17
 
By Michael Kitchen, MarketWatch
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- After this year\'s rollercoaster ride, Japanese stocks look set to continue their rebound from March lows, while strength in the yen is likely to ease, according to 2010 predictions from analysts...
 
BLBG: Dollar Falls Versus Euro on Weaker Prospects for Rate Increase
  24 Dec 10:16
 
By Yasuhiko Seki

Dec...
 
TMS: Gold catches fancy of common investors
  24 Dec 10:14
 
MUMBAI: Gold has made a tentative entry into the portfolios of many common investors in 2009...
 
MW: Treasury to sell $118 billion in bonds next week
  23 Dec 21:39
 
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Treasury Department said on Wednesday that it will sell $118 billion in notes next week, matching analysts\' expectations and last month\'s amounts...
 
MW: Crude extends gains after EIA data
  23 Dec 21:06
 
By Moming Zhou
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures extended their gains Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration data showed a bigger-than-expected drop in U...
 
MW: Oil producers, miners, banks lead U.K. market higher
  23 Dec 21:05
 
By Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Rise as U.S. New Home Sales Fall to Seven-Month Low
  23 Dec 21:03
 
By Susanne Walker

Dec...
 
BLBG: Sales of U.S. New Homes Unexpectedly Fell in November (Update2)
  23 Dec 21:01
 
By Bob Willis

Dec...
 
NS: OIL FUTURES: Crude Trades Sideways Ahead Of US DOE Data - Wall Street Journal
  23 Dec 21:00
 
AFPOIL FUTURES: Crude Trades Sideways Ahead Of US DOE DataWall Street JournalLONDON (Dow Jones)--Crude futures traded sideways amid slim volumes Wednesday, with prices hemmed in by opposing forces...
 
BS: Canada Stocks Rise With Higher Oil, Copper and Gold Prices
  23 Dec 20:41
 
By Matt Walcoff
Dec...
 
MW: U.S. stock indexes retreat as home sales fall
  23 Dec 20:39
 
By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
MW: Oil remains higher after consumer confidence data
  23 Dec 20:39
 
By Moming Zhou
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude futures remained higher Wednesday after an index from Reuters/University of Michigan showed consumer confidence was unexpectedly revised lower this month and new-home sales plunged in November...
 
MW: New home sales fall 11;3% as subsidy ends
  23 Dec 20:32
 
By Rex Nutting
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Sales of new homes fell 11...
 
MW: Energy stocks gain in early action as crude rises
  23 Dec 20:31
 
By Steve Gelsi, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -Energy stocks rose in early trading on Wednesday, as crude prices and the broad market provided a double lift...
 
UPI: Crude oil prices swing higher
  23 Dec 20:30
 
NEW YORK, Dec...
 
BLBG: Sales of U.S. New Homes Unexpectedly Drop to Seven-Month Low
  23 Dec 20:30
 
By Bob Willis

Dec...
 
BLBG: Consumer Spending in U.S. Climbs Less Than Forecast (Update3)
  23 Dec 20:28
 
By Timothy R...
 
BLBG: U.S. Stocks Gain, Erasing Half of S&P 500’s Bear-Market Retreat
  23 Dec 20:28
 
By Rita Nazareth

Dec...
 
MSN: Dollar steady against euro amid US economic cheer
  23 Dec 20:27
 
BERLIN (AP) - The dollar held steady against the euro on Wednesday following U...
 
MW: Treasurys stay up after personal spending data
  23 Dec 20:21
 
By Deborah Levine, MarketWatch
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices gained on Wednesday, pushing yields down for the first day in four, after a government report showed consumer spending rose less than expected and inflation remained tame last month...
 
BLBG: Treasuries Gain as Personal Spending Rises Less Than Forecast
  23 Dec 20:20
 
By Susanne Walker and Lukanyo Mnyanda

Dec...
 
BLBG: Gold Rebounds in London Trade, Adds 0.3% to $1,086.90 an Ounce
  23 Dec 19:19
 
By Nicholas Larkin

Dec...
 
MW: US Stock Futures Hold Gains After Income, Consumer Spending Data
  23 Dec 19:19
 
By Kristina Peterson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
MN: Palladium and oil to rise in 2010 but gold, silver, zinc lead and nickel to fall: RBS
  23 Dec 19:17
 
Despite the worst economic recession since 1945, RBS asserts, we have had a telescoped commodity cycle, with peak to trough in just nine months against an average of 41 months for previous recessions...
 
TH: Copper rises as U.S. data lifts sentiment
  23 Dec 19:16
 
Prices also get a lift from rising supply tensions as strike looms at mine in Chile

Copper (HG-FT) climbed nearly 1 per cent on Wednesday as U...
 
KL: TSX climbs on bullish U.S. housing data
  23 Dec 19:16
 
Canwest News Service

The main Canadian index continued its modestly upward momentum Tuesday after existing home sales in the U...
 
MW: Dollar stays down after U.S. spending, income data
  23 Dec 19:16
 
By Nick Godt
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The dollar stayed slightly lower in thin trade early Wednesday, after U...
 
BLBG: Oil Trades Above $74 on Speculation Supplies Dropped Last Week
  23 Dec 19:15
 
By Alexander Kwiatkowski

Dec...
 
AN: AngloGold, Randgold increase interest in Moto project
  23 Dec 19:15
 

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AngloGold, Randgold increase interest in Moto project
By Shanna | December 23, 2009
AngloGold Ashanti announced in a statement yesterday that, together with Randgold Resources, it has completed the transaction to acquire a further 20% stake in the Kibali Gold Project (formerly the Moto Gold Project)...
 
MW: U.S. stock futures post modest gains after data
  23 Dec 19:14
 
By Kate Gibson
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
ENM: Gold declines on hectic stockists selling
  23 Dec 19:13
 
MUMBAI: Gold prices declined further by Rs 170 per ten grams on the domestic bullion market today on sustained selling by the stockists andtraders driven by bearish trend in international markets...
 
BLBG: Copper Gains on Speculation Chinese, U.S. Demand Will Advance
  23 Dec 19:12
 
By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen

Dec...
 
MW: Dollar hovers near three-month high against euro
  23 Dec 19:12
 
By William L...
 
MW: U.S. wage growth accelerates in November
  23 Dec 19:11
 
By Rex Nutting
WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Compensation earned by U...
 
PA: Market continues pre-Christmas rise
  23 Dec 19:11
 
A festive rally for the London market left the FTSE 100 Index within touching distance of its highest point of the year...
 
MW: Oil producers, banks lead U.K. market higher
  23 Dec 19:10
 
By Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
INS: Dollar Gains on Upbeat Outlook for Economy
  23 Dec 19:10
 
The U...
 
BLBG: Stocks Climb on Evidence Global Economy Recovering; Oil Gains
  23 Dec 19:09
 
By Michael Patterson

Dec...
 
MW: Treasurys stay up after personal spending data
  23 Dec 19:09
 
By Deborah Levine
UST10Y

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Treasury prices gained on Wednesday, pushing yields down for the first day in four, after a government report showed consumer spending rose 0...
 
BLBG: Consumer Spending in U.S. Rises for Sixth Time in Seven Months
  23 Dec 19:09
 
By Timothy R...
 
MW: Crude remains higher after income data
  23 Dec 19:07
 
By Moming Zhou
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Crude-oil futures slightly added to their earlier gains Wednesday after the Commerce Department said compensation earned by U...
 
MW: Dollar hovers near three-month high against euro
  23 Dec 19:01
 
By William L...
 
TD: Weatherly Refines Its Copper Plans
  23 Dec 17:30
 
Dec 23, 2009 (The Namibian/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- WRLYF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- WEATHERLY International (WTI) intends mining an initial average of 26 000 tonnes of ore per month at the Otjihase and Matchless Mines when they start producing again next year...
 
BS: OPEC's weekly average oil price drops again
  23 Dec 17:29
 
The weekly average price of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries dropped again last week, down 1...
 
PR: OPEC conference envisages regular supply to market
  23 Dec 17:28
 
Luanda - The 155th extraordinary ministerial conference of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) gathered in Luanda announced that it envisages the continuity in the year 2010 of the regular supply of oil to the consumption market, with balanced prices in accordance to its evolution...
 
MW: European shares rise to 14-month highs
  23 Dec 17:20
 
Banks and miners advance; Mediaset upgraded at Citigroup

By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares rose to 14-month highs on Wednesday, with banks and miners performing strongly, amid further signs that the economic backdrop is improving...
 
AFP: Dollar edges down against euro, yen
  23 Dec 17:19
 
LONDON — The dollar nudged lower versus the euro and yen on Wednesday in muted trade, dealers said one day after the greenback had rallied on data showing stronger-than-expected US home sales...
 
BLBG: Gold Declines in London as Investors Sell on Stronger Dollar
  23 Dec 17:17
 
By Nicholas Larkin and Kim Kyoungwha

Dec...
 
FT: Pound hits 2-month low against dollar
  23 Dec 17:13
 
By Peter Garnham
Published: December 23 2009 11:26 | Last updated: December 23 2009 11:26
The pound dropped to a fresh two-month low against the dollar on Wednesday after the minutes of the Bank of England’s monetary policy committee showed all nine members voted to keep interest rates a record low levels and maintain asset purchasing target...
 
BLBG: National Aluminium to Triple Capacity in Six Years (Update1)
  23 Dec 17:11
 
By Abhishek Shanker

Dec...
 
FB: Oil holds above $74 on US inventory data
  23 Dec 17:10
 
MARKETS-OIL (UPDATE 3):UPDATE 3-Oil holds above $74 on US inventory data

* U...
 
MW: Gold edges down as recovery hopes underpin U.S. dollar
  23 Dec 17:07
 
Goldman Sachs assigns buy ratings to Gold Fields and Harmony Gold

By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch
FRANKFURT (MarketWatch) -- Gold futures dropped in thin trading on Wednesday, as economic-recovery expectations continued to bolster the U...
 
EQ: India leads Asian gains
  23 Dec 17:07
 
Rounding off the session at its two month highs, the benchmark BSE Sensex did not let go of the strong buying momentum seen since the start of the day today...
 
BLBG: Ten-Year Treasury Yields Near 4-Month High Before Auction Sizes
  23 Dec 17:05
 
By Lukanyo Mnyanda and Theresa Barraclough

Dec...
 
MW: Asian markets higher as 2010 recovery expectations rise
  23 Dec 17:04
 
By Chris Oliver, Kate O\'Keeffe & Leslie Shaffer
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Asian markets ended higher in a broad regional advance Wednesday, with tech shares and Australian coal stocks among standouts, as upbeat data from the U...
 
RTRS: METALS-Copper rises, U.S. data lifts sentiment
  23 Dec 16:23
 
* Copper stocks rise to highest since mid-April

* Venezuela power woes to trim aluminium output

(Recasts, changes dateline to LONDON from SINGAPORE)

By Rebekah Curtis

LONDON, Dec 23 (Reuters) - Copper climbed nearly 1 percent on Wednesday as U...
 
BLBG: Dollar Trades Near Three-Month High on Signs of U.S. Recovery
  23 Dec 16:21
 
By Bo Nielsen and Yoshiaki Nohara

Dec...
 
FR: Oil Holding Firm at Prospect of Economic Recovery by GoLearn Forex
  23 Dec 16:20
 
The Dollar continues to strengthen as global economies show signs of bottoming after surviving the financial crisis that has gripped the markets for the last 2 years...
 
BLBG: Gold May Decline in London as Investors Sell on Stronger Dollar
  23 Dec 16:18
 
By Nicholas Larkin and Kim Kyoungwha

Dec...
 
MW: Oil producers, banks lead U.K. market higher
  23 Dec 16:18
 
By Simon Kennedy, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U...
 
BLBG: China Studies Tighter Supervision of Financial System (Update1)
  23 Dec 16:17
 
By Bloomberg News

Dec...
 
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